Three trombone recitals given in lieu of a written dissertation for the degree A. Mus. D. in performance.Saturday, September 30, 2017, Hankinson Rehearsal Hall, Moore Building, University of Michigan. Liz Ames, piano. Fantasy for Trombone, by Malcolm Arnold; Harvest: Concerto for Trombone, by John Mackey, Colleen Bernstein, Danielle Gonzalez and Alec Ockaskis, percussion, Elliott Tackitt, conductor; Hommage A Bach, by Eugene Bozza; Romance, by William Grant Still; Suite for Brass Quintet, by Herbert Haufrecht, Becky Bloomer and Ben Thauland, trumpets, Morgan LaMonica, horn, Phillip Bloomer, tuba.Monday, December 11, 2017, Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, University of Michigan. Liz Ames, piano. ;;Almo Factori” from Motetto de Tempori, by František Ignác Antonín Tuma; Cinque canti all’antica, by Ottorino Respighi, Rhianna Nissen, mezzo-soprano; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, by Gustav Mahler; Basta, by Folke Rabe; Vocalise Etude, but Olivier Messiaen; Cançao de Cristal, by Heitor Villa-Lobos; ;;Vocalise” from Fourteen Songs, op. 34, by Sergei Rachmaninoff; What Will Be, Will Be Well, by Andrew Selle, Joel Trisel, baritone.Friday, April 6, 2018, First United Methodist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Naki Kripfgans, organ. Choralpartita on ;;Die Tageszeiten,” by Jan Koetsier; Intermezzo, by Ernst Schiffmann; Duo Concertante, by Gustav Holst; Two Invocations, by Petr Eben; Morceau Symphonique, by Alexandre Guilmant.